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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
biopsy preferred Differential ... common (leprosy, staph ... Infection #clinical #photo
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Staph. aureus ... Causes #Diagnosis #Differential
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
Neck Mass - Differential ... • Bacterial: Staph ... #Neck #Mass #Differential
Infections in Patients on TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential Diagnosis
 • Viral: VZV, Hep B, Hep C,
TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential ... : S.pneumonia, Staph ... Inhibitors #Infections #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... • Bacterial: Staph ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Differential
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph ... #Microbiology #differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
abscess (TB, fungal, staph ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - Differential ... Meningococcemia, Staph ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
Complications of Staph ... Darcy Wooten #Staph
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... Clostridium perfingens, Staph ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential